In an agreement that marks one of the largest mergers ever in the public relations industry, Ketchum and Pleon, Europe’s largest strategic communications consultancy, have announced today they will combine operations.

The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival honored Ketchum and the Häagen-Dazs brand with a Cannes PR Lions award for their Häagen-Dazs Loves Honey Bees campaign in the Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Issues category.

David Rockland, Ketchum Partner and Managing Director of Global Research and Stromberg Consulting, will deliver “The Future of Communications Measurement” at the Yale Club of New York City.

Ketchum has won five Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil awards and four awards of excellence, continuing its record as the public relations agency with more Silver Anvils (112) than any other agency.

Ketchum won more Clio Awards than any other PR firm in the global advertising competition’s first-ever public relations award category, and also took home the top SABRE Award for Best Campaign of the Year along with seven additional SABREs for outstanding client work.

Ketchum's London office has been named to the “U.K.’s 50 Best Workplaces” list by the Great Place to Work Institute U.K.

Ketchum has named Fernando Rizo as head of the digital media unit at Ketchum's London office, building on key appointments the agency has made for its new Ketchum Digital group this year.

Ketchum North American Healthcare Practice Associate Director Nancy Hicks has been named recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 25 years of exemplary work.